This publication is the second in a series of BIOS documents. BIOS Guidelines (NIST SP 800-147) was issued in April, 2011.** It provides guidelines for manufacturers to build in features to secure the BIOS against unauthorized modifications.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new draft document that adds privacy controls to the catalog of security controls used to protect federal information and information systems. The increasing dependency on information systems — and advances in cloud computing, the smart grid and mobile computing – have made maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of citizens’ personally identifiable information a growing challenge.
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Nothing beats the feeling of starting up a new computer – be it a laptop, desktop or a major, custom-designed computing system. A new system is a blank slate with no worry of botnets, viruses or any other …
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Ricoh Announces Common Access Card Authentication Solution Version 2.0 Reuters A US government computer security standard, FIPS 140-2, issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is used to accredit … and more